The Milwaukee Art Museum collects and preserves art, presenting it to the community as a vital source of inspiration and education.
20,000 works of art. 300,000+ visitors a year. 120 years of collecting art. From its roots in Milwaukee’s first art gallery in 1888, the Museum has grown today to be an icon for Milwaukee and a resource for the entire state.
The 341,000-square-foot Museum includes the War Memorial Center (1957) designed by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen, the Kahler Building (1975) by David Kahler, and the Quadracci Pavilion (2001) created by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava.
Central to the Museum’s mission is its role as a premier educational resource, with educational programs that are among the largest in the nation, involving classes, tours, and a full calendar of events for all ages.
Calendar of Events:
Building a Masterpiece: Santiago Calatrava and the Milwaukee Art Museum
September 8, 2011 – February 12, 2012
Taryn Simon: Photographs and Texts
September 22, 2011 – January 1, 2012
Impressionism: Masterworks on Paper
October 14, 2011 – January 8, 2012
The Tool At Hand
December 8, 2011 – April 1, 2012
2012 Scholastic Art Awards – Wisconsin Edition
February 4 – March 4, 2012
Accidental Genius: Art from the Anthony Petullo Collection
February 10 – May 6, 2012
Art in Bloom
March 28 – April 1, 2012
Face Jugs: Art and Ritual in 19th-Century South Carolina
April 26 – August 5, 2012
Art Goes to the Movies
Kohl’s Art Generation Gallery
February 25 – January 6, 2013
Currents 34: Isaac Julien
March 24 – February 17, 2013
Currents 35: Tara Donovan
May 5 – October 7, 2012
Posters of Paris: Toulouse-Lautrec and His Contemporaries
June 1 – September 9, 2012
Grete Marks: When Modern was Degenerate
September 6 – January 1, 2013